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bin chicken

bin chicken noun: australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca).

Noun

bin chicken (plural bin chickens)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, derogatory) Australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca).

Forms of bin chicken

pluralbin chickens

Origin of bin chicken

So named from their habit of foraging in garbage bins in large cities.

Questions about bin chicken

What does bin chicken mean?
Bin chicken means australian white ibis (Threskiornis molucca).
What part of speech is bin chicken?
Bin chicken is a noun.
What is the plural of bin chicken?
The plural of bin chicken is bin chickens.

Words near bin chicken in the dictionary

  1. bimunicipal
  2. bimuscular
  3. bin
  4. bin bag
  5. bin bags
  6. bin chicken
  7. bin chickens
  8. bin day
  9. bin days
  10. bin diving
  11. bin fire

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